Carrier profile · USDOT 3350088 · MC-1070885 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Houston Hotshot Transport LLC

10 power unitsavg 6.7 yrLocal · 2 statesHOUSTON, TX74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1070885 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.7Avg age (yr)

2004–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(346) 571-7875 Email dispatchhhtransport1980@yahoo.com

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average47.1% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average16.7% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 7 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2019.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo47.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo47.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.7 yr

Model years 2004–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

6 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2019 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

18 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 47.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 16.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 17 vehicle and 18 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

37.5% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 25.9 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

18 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 3

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 10-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 10
Inspections · 24 mo: 18
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Berkshire Hathaway’19–’21

Progressive County’21–’24

Texas’24–’25

2019202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2024 → Oct 2025	$750K	8
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Nov 2021 → Nov 2024	$750K	3
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY DIRECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2019 → Nov 2021	$750K	7

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 10
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 8

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.7 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2004

Oldest model yr

57.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

5625 NW CENTRAL DR. D106 107

Top corridor

TX 17 · OK 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2906315Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (8 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2906315 USDOT 3628875 USDOT 3335094 USDOT 1272282 USDOT 4094103 USDOT 3776063

Shares a company officer with other carriers

gary barcume — 2 carriers: USDOT 3191316

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5625 NW CENTRAL DR. D106 107, HOUSTON, TX, 77092
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (346) 571-7875
Email: hhtransport1980@yahoo.com

Registration

Officers: James Lee Singleton · Gary Barcume
USDOT / docket: 3350088 · MC-1070885
First registered: Oct 24, 2019
Last MCS-150: Feb 23, 2026 · 340,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

340,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for HOUSTON HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC.

HOUSTON HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3350088) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 22, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 47.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 18 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 17 vehicle-level and 18 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 10 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 23, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HOUSTON HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

HOUSTON HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 3350088, and its motor carrier number is MC-1070885.

Is HOUSTON HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, HOUSTON HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HOUSTON HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

HOUSTON HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC has a 47.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 24 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is HOUSTON HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC's fleet?

HOUSTON HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC operates 10 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HOUSTON HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC based?

HOUSTON HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC is based in HOUSTON, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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